آداب القراءة ETIQUETTES OF RECITING THE HOLY QUR AN
ه ذ ل ك و من ي ع ظ م ش ع ائ ر ا لل و ه إ ف ن ا م ن ت ق وى ال قل ب That (is so) And whoever honours the symbols of Allah indeed, it is from the piety of hearts (Surah Hajj verse 32)
ال م ؤ إ ن م ا ون ه لذ ين و إ ذا ن ا م ل ي ت ت و ع ه و ج ل ت قل وب هم إ ذا ذ ك ر ا لل ي ه ع ل م ل رب ا ه يم ان آي ات ه ز ادت م إ ون و ه كل ه م ي ت The Believers are only those who when Allah is mentioned their hearts tremble and when His verses are recited to them it increases them in faith and upon their Lord they rely (Surah Anfaal verse 2)
PRIOR TO RECITATION: PURIFICATION ر ون ل ي م س ه إ ل ال م ط ه None may touch it except the Purified (Surah Waqiah verse 79)
PRIOR TO RECITATION: PURIFICATION Can a person not in the state of Wudhu... Hold the Qur an? No Not until Wudhu is done Listen to the Qur an? Yes Recite the Qur an? Yes Can a person not in the state of Ghusl... Hold the Qur an? No Not until Ghusl is done Listen to the Qur an? Yes Recite the Qur an? No Not until Ghusl is done
MANNERS OF RECITATION BY IMAM QURTUBI IN ALJAMI LI AHKAMIL QUR AN Never to touch the Qur an except in the state of Wudhu To recite it in the state of Wudhu To brush one s teeth with a toothstick (Siwak), remove food particles from between the them, and to freshen one s mouth before reciting To sit up straight if not in prayer, and not lean back To dress for reciting as if intending to visit a prince as the reciter is engaged in an intimate discourse with their Lord To face the direction of prayer (Qiblah) to recite To rinse the mouth out with water if one coughs up mucus or phlegm To stop reciting when one yawns, for when reciting one is addressing one s Lord in intimate conversation while yawning is from the Devil When beginning to recite, to take refuge from in Allah from the accursed Devil (Ta wwudh) and say the Basmala, whether one has begun at the first surah or some other part one has reached Once one has begun, not to interrupt one s recital from moment to moment with human words, unless absolutely necessary
MANNERS OF RECITATION BY IMAM QURTUBI IN ALJAMI LI AHKAMIL QUR AN To supplicate to Allah Almighty after reciting it Not to select certain Ayaat from each Surah to recite, but rather the recite the whole Surah If one puts down the Qur an, not to leave it open Not to place other books upon the Qur an, which should always be higher than all other books To place the Qur an on one s lap when reading or on something in front of one, not on the floor Not to wipe it from a slate with spittle, but rather wash it off with water; and if one washes it off with water, to avoid putting the water where there are unclean substances (Najasa) or where people walk. (This would include not turning the pages with fingers where spittle has been applied) Not to use sheets upon which it has been written foe other purposes Not to let a day go by without looking at least once at its pages To give one s eyes their share of looking at it for eyes lead to the heart
MANNERS OF RECITATION BY IMAM QURTUBI IN ALJAMI LI AHKAMIL QUR AN Not to trivially quote the Qur an at the occurrence of everyday events Not to recite it to songs tunes or with the tremulous tones or plaintiveness of monkery When writing the Qur an to do so in a clear, elegant hand Not to recite it out aloud over another s reciting of it, so as to spoil it for him or make him resent what he hears, making it as if it were some kind of competition Not to recite it in places of clamour, frivolity, or where fools gather Not to use the Qur an as pillow, or lean upon it Not to toss it when one wants to hand it to another. (This would include positioning it right side up when not being used.) Not to turn its script into mere worldly adornment or mix into it what is not of it Not to enter the lavatory with any of it in written form If one finishes reciting the entire Qur an to begin it anew, that it may not resemble something that has been abandoned
TAJWEED AND TARTEEL ل ت ك ح ر ك ب ه ل سان ل ت ع ج ل ب ه Move not your tongue with it to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an (Surah Qiyamah verse 16) ال و ر ت ل ق ر آن ت ر ت يل Or add to it and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation (Surah Muzzammil verse 4)
DURING RECITATION: TAJWEED Tajweed literally means to beautify In the Science of the Holy Qur an it means to recite the Holy Qur an by fulfilling all the rules of recitation and reciting each letter from its place of origin (Makhraj) with all of its qualities (Sifaat) and diacritics (Harakaat) To recite with Tajweed is compulsory on every individual Therefore, a person should gain enough knowledge of Tajweed that they can recite correctly
DURING RECITATION: TARTEEL Tarteel literally means to be in order/organised In the Science of the Holy Qur an it means to recite the Holy Qur an with Tajweed, slowly and clearly To recite with Tajweed is extremely important as its aids in the comprehension and recitation of the Qur an, as well as allows one to benefit further spiritually
RIGHTS OF THE HOLY QUR AN Rasulullah peace and blessings upon him said, "Whoever reads the Qur an and acts upon what is contained in it, his parents will be made to wear a crown on the Day of Judgment, the brightness of which will excel that of the sun, if the same were within your worldly houses. So, what do you think about the person who himself acts upon it?" (Ahmad and Abu Dawud)
RIGHTS OF THE HOLY QUR AN TO BELIEVE IN IT TO RECITE IT TO UNDERSTAND IT TO PRACTICE UPON IT
BISHR THE BAREFOOT Bishr al Haafi is one on the greatest saints in Islam, whose piety is renowned. Bishr was a Muslim who lived a life of drunkenness, enjoying the worldly life. One day while staggering on the road drunk, he found a piece of paper on which was written, In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Despite his condition, the love and reverence of the Qur an was engrained in his heart. He bought a perfume of roses and perfumed the paper with it, and then placed it on a high shelf in his house. That night, Imam Hasan Basr (the great saint of the time) had a dream in which he was told to tell Bishr: You have perfumed My Name, so I have perfumed you. You have exalted My Name, so I have exalted you. You have purified My Name, so I have purified you. By My Majesty, I will surely perfume your name in this world and the next. In the morning, he went in search of Bishr to tell him of the dreams. Bishr immediately understood that Allah Ta ala had accepted him. There and then, he changed his ways and become a pious friend of Allah.
RIGHT OR WRONG? Can you find 5 things Zaid did wrong and 5 things he did right? Zaid woke up early and prayer his Fajr Salaah. Then he picked up his Holy Qur aan with his left hand. He sat down on the floor and opened up the 22nd Juz. He traced the pages with his Shahadah finger and found Surah Yaseen. He placed the Qur an on a cushion and leaned against the wall. He started reciting so loudly that that his baby sister had woken up startled. He closed his Qur an and went to check on her. Then he continued reciting in a quieter voice until he finished. He put his Qur an on the bookshelf under his notebooks and left the room to eat breakfast, and change out of his pyjamas.